Anyone else going to watch the next #XRISM launch attempt this evening? Per the site below, it looks like it is scheduled to launch at 7:42 p.m EDT tonight.

#JAXA #NASA #ESA #Astrodon #astronomy #XRaysAreTheBestRays #science

https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xrism/

The #JAXA English language live stream appears to be here (and seems like it's started but just elevator music so far):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TTTJ20iRbs

#NASA #ESA #Astrodon #XRaysAreTheBestRays #astronomy

I recently organized a conference* on High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy as part of my responsibilities for @ChandraScience. Not only was this a chance to highlight great CXO (+XMM) science already done, but it was a chance to look to the future: #XRISM launches in a few days, and LEM or Arcus could be the transformative missions of the 2030's.

And now, the full conference* is available online: https://cxc.harvard.edu/cdo/hrxs2023/presentations.html

Please watch, share, learn, and enjoy! #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon

Our summer workshop is underway! #HRXS23, discussing High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy, has brought researchers -- from students to distinguished experts -- to Cambridge to discuss the past, present, and future of high-res spectra with Chandra, as well as our friends at XMM, XRISM, and missions yet to come!

#Astrodon #ChandraXray #Astronomy #Astrophysics #AstroConference #XraysAreTheBestRays #CambridgeMA

This weekend we celebrated our 24th Birthday! Since our launch on the Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999 (Eileen Collins commanding) we have been exploring the cosmos and bringing the high energy Universe into focus. Here's to 24 more years!

#Astrodon #Astronomy #ChandraXRay #NASA #Science #XRaysAreTheBestRays #SpaceShuttle #Astrophysics

The week is over in Athens, and so ends the #XRay Universe conference hosted by our esteemed colleagues at XMM. There were a good number of #HEXP fans in attendance sharing their excitement for what we will learn when we #HEXPloreTheUniverse! We will post a recap of the highlights soon. #XRU2023 #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophysics

Hello APS April! We're excited to have a presence at the meeting. If you're in Minneapolis, come by and learn about the observatory and our mission and collect some swag -- or, like these Drake University students, get your photo with Chandra! #APSApril #XRaysAreTheBestRays

Interested in High Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy? That will be the theme of our summer workshop, to be held online and on MIT's campus (Cambridge, MA) from Aug 1-3. The abstract submission deadline is coming up, so submit yours now! https://cxc.harvard.edu/cdo/hrxs2023/ #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon

The pizza is here! If you're at #HEAD20, come to Kona 4 to have a slice and get some hands-on experience working with the Chandra Source Catalog in time for the release of Version 2.1! And if you're attending remotely, the Zoom info is on the Conference Slack #XRaysAreTheBestRays

Aloha from the beach! If you're in town early for #HEAD20, don't forget to wear sunscreen, hydrate, and think about all the transformational science a work horse X-ray probe with simultaneous soft and hard coverage will enable! #HEXPloreTheUniverse #XraysAreTheBestRays

Hello everyone, it's just about time to head out (see what we did there?) to #HEAD20, a celebration of High Energy Astrophysics with the AAS HEAD! The meeting is going to start off with a bang -- the VERY FIRST session is about us! Join us on Sunday at 10:30 AM in Queen's 6 to learn all about how HEX-P will revolutionize our view of the X-ray universe!
#XRaysAreTheBestRays
#HEXPloreTheUniverse
#Astrodon #Astrophysics #Astronomy

Session details:
https://submissions.mirasmart.com/HEAD20/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=15

We need to make a "What is @ChandraScience looking at" bot so I can re-toot that it's looking at my target right now. #MaDCoWS #Astrodon #XRaysAreTheBestRays

Also, there are no hits for #HEAD20 prior to my last toot, which is a little disappointing for just over a week from the conference start. #Astrodon needs more X-Ray / High-Energy folks! #XRaysAreTheBestRays

First Announcement today for @ChandraScience's summer workshop on High Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy. I've been working on this slowly but surely for the past few months, and it will be a big part of my workload through the summer, so I'm *SUPER EXCITED* to see it slowly forming into an actual thing!

Web site: https://cxc.harvard.edu/cdo/hrxs2023/index.html

#XRaysAreTheBestRays #AstronomyConference #HRXS23 #DoesAnyoneHaveABetterHashtagSuggestionQuestionMark

This #FollowFriday, I'd like to suggest @ChandraScience -- the only(?) one of #NASA's Great Observatories on the #Fediverse. A must-follow for the #Astrodon crowd!
#Astronomy #Astrophysics #Space #Science #XRaysAreTheBestRays

@ChandraScience Welcome to the Fediverse, older sibling! #XRaysAreTheBestRays

Hello everyone, it's time we start officially posting on Mastodon, so here is our #Introduction -- we are the #Chandra Director's Office, responsible for updating you on all of the goings-on at the #ChandraXray Center operating NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. From newsletters and workshops to proposals and peer review, we are here to keep you in the loop with what is going on in Cambridge and in orbit. #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Space #Science #Satellite #NASA #XRaysAreTheBestRays

A HEX-P sticker in the wild! If you're at #AAS241, find one of our team members (possibly at the NuSTAR booth) and pick up your own -- a work horse sticker for the work horse probe! #XRaysAreTheBestRays #HEXPloreTheUniverse

Hey everyone! The @ChandraScience Call for Proposals has officially released!
https://cxc.harvard.edu/proposer/
If you're on team #XRaysAreTheBestRays -- or if you want to be -- it's time to start thinking about March. Those of us at the CXC -- including the director's office, the instrument teams, and the data & software teams -- have been hard at work to give you all the tools you need. But there are some changes this year that I want to note, as they're kind of important! #Astrodon #Chandra #Astronomy